Pie cutter and crimper



Jan. 16, 1923.,-

' J. M. ALMEDIA. PIE 4GUTTER AND CRIMPER.

Patented lain 16, 1923,

IO'sn atinente, or nooit srIiIN/es, wvbifiiiie, iissI'GNonor ONE-nails 'iro FRED W. JOHNSON, or noon SPRINGS, WYOMING.

IJ'IE CUTTER AND 'cani/Iren.

Application led June 9,

To (t2/Z whom t may animera.' y

Be it known thatiIL Joss M. ALMEDIA, citizen ot the United States, residing' at Rock Springs, in the county of Sweetwater' and State of lVyoming, have invented `certain new and useful Improvements in Pie Cutw ters and Crimpers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to malte and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in pastry tools and has for its primary object the provision ot means for marking or crimping a. pie and for severing the pie from the pan after the baking oi' the pie and thereby permit the easy removal ot the pie from the pan without the danger ot breaking the same.

Another object of this invention is the provision of al pie cutter and crimper or' the above stated character which will be simple, durable and eHicient, and which may be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low sost. i lWith these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds7 the invention consists in certain no-vel Afeatures of construction7 combination and arrangement of parts as will. be hereinafter more t'ully described and rlaimed.

For a romplete understand.ing ol5 my invention, reference is to be had to the follow ing description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation illustrating a pie cutter and crimperconstructed in accordance with my invention7 Figure 2 is a similar view illustrating the the opposite side of the cutter and crimper,

Figure is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating the crimping portion of the. toola Figure 1l is a transverse sectional view illustrating the device.

Referring in detail to the drawings the numeral l indica-tes a body having angularly related portions i), and 8. The portions 2 and 3 are arranged at right angles to each other and the lower edge of the portion 3 is beveled to Jform a cutting edge d and said lower edge also inolines towards each end of the portion 3 from a point intermediate the 19.21. serial No. 476,280.

ends oi" said portion 3 to provide oppositely inclined cutting edges to said portion 3. The portions 2 and 3 are arcuately curved to conform to theperipheiy of a pie and also the pan in which the pie is baked. The portion 2 has formed thereon a plurality of corrugations 5 adapted to form a crimping portion to the body l. rlhe corrugations 5 extend through one edge ot the portion 2 while the portion 2 adjacent its formation onto the portion 3 is provided with an arcuate depression 6 adapted to form a groove or outer border on the crust ot' the pie while Athe grooves formed by the corrugations 5 on the crust or top of the pie extend radially -trom the first mentioned groove.

A shank constructed from a plurality ot twisted strands of wire is provided at one end with diverging arm portions 8 that have their tree ends bent at right angles to form attaching portions 9 which are soldered or otherwise secured to the top tace ot the portion 2. rThe shank 7 is adapted to extend through a handle l() and is provided with a loop or eye ll at its end to receive a. ring 12 which adapted to prevent the handle from becoming disengaged from the shank 7 and also provides means whereby the device may be suspended from a hook or other support.

In operation when it is desired to crimp or mark a pie prior to baking oit the latter, the portion 2 is brought into engagement with the edge oit' the pie so as to permit the groove and corrugations 5 to form an impression in the dough of the pie. The portion 3 engages the edge of the pan containing the pie and thereby forms a guide for marking the Ypie with the portion 2. As the impression is made upon the dough or crust of the pie at one point the tool is lifted and again iinouglit into contact with the pie land so Continued until the marking is entirely around the outer edge of the pie.

After the baking of the pie, and it is desired to remove the sanne from the pan7 the portion 3 is passed between the outer edge oft' the pie and the side wall Ot the pan so as to sever the pie `from the pan and permit the pie to be easily removed.

While l have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction, combination, and arrangement of parte may he nin-de without depfftrting from the spirit und scope oi the invention as ehiilned.

Having thus described, my invention 'what I daim is:

l. A. pie cutter and eriinper eon'iprising- :in arermte shaped body having' enguhtrly related portions, one of said portions tapering' downward trom its extremities toward an intermediate point and having its edge` sharpened to forni a cutting edge, corrugzitions formed on the other portion to provide e erimpei, and an npstanding shank provided with a handle :ind secured to Seid body.

.2. A pie Cutter and criinper Comprising an arcuate shaped body having ungularly related portions, one of seid portions tapering downward from its extremities toward :in intermediate point and having its edge sharpened to form et cutting edge, corrugations formed on the other portionto provide it wimpel', a groove forming depression :formed in seid .hist named portion adjacent the point of connection of the crimper and cutter portions, and an outstanding shank having bearings in said groove and provided with L handle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses. Y JOSE M. ALMEDA. Witnesses Y Jox-1N MATAHA, S. FACINELLI. 

